The Baptist Courier

It is the day of Pentecost, and pastor Dabilla Kambou stands smiling in front of an armed soldier at a military checkpoint outside Brobo, the village Kambou wants to enter. The pastor is known for his wide grin that... Continue Reading »

BP Ledger carries items for reader information each week from various Southern Baptist-related entities, and news releases of interest from other sources.... Continue Reading »

>The air is filled with a nauseating, thick, black smoke. Three months ago, the smoke came from gunpowder and vehicles set ablaze -- along with horrific "necklacings," modern-day lynchings in which a victim is burned alive when a gasoline-filled... Continue Reading »

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has named its new chapel the J.W. "Jack" MacGorman Chapel in honor of the distinguished professor emeritus of New Testament.... Continue Reading »

LifeWay is now redoing its website and offering a $1,000 gift certificate and other giveaways. This will be a big help to a few select people or churches. However, they are requiring a Facebook account. I am very disappointed... Continue Reading »

In his book, 'the Walk,? author and songwriter Michael Card writes, ?Jesus did not come primarily to give us truths. He came to give us himself.? Of course we know that when Jesus gave us himself, he also gave... Continue Reading »

Columbia, S.C. Daytime highs of 105 degrees. Rooftop temperature: undoubtedly higher. Christ-centered service barometer: immeasurable. Such was the experience of almost 180 World Changers who provided volunteer construction ? roofs, ceilings, painting, wheelchair ramps and general home repair ?... Continue Reading »

I read that baptisms are down in the Southern Baptist Convention. Is there any one cause for the decline? Is it because there are less churches and less lost people?... Continue Reading »

Adoption is a very popular issue in contemporary evangelicalism. Books are being written and conferences are being attended, all with the express purpose of educating people on the issue of adoption. One of the most intriguing and blessed aspects... Continue Reading »

A lawsuit in federal court challenging the minister's housing allowance has ended, according to a report from GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The challenge to the minister's housing allowance tax exclusion was dismissed Friday, June 17,... Continue Reading »

In response to ?Plea for complete gospel? (?Your Views,? June 9), I firmly agree that the responsibility for the moral decline of America should be laid at the foot of the church.... Continue Reading »

I can hear Mama now, 'this hurts me worse than it hurts you.? I never believed that until my children came along. No matter what the problem my children had, when the discipline came, I hurt. In Luke 15... Continue Reading »